Heritage Statements

Many planning applications and appeals involve Heritage Statements to ensure the development does not have an unacceptable impact on a heritage asset. Our team have experience with a variety of developments involving Heritage Statements and may assist with these reports as part of our professional planning work.

We review Heritage Statement enquires on a case by case basis to ensure the client receives the service they require.

Listed Building Consent

If you want to change, extend, or demolish a listed building in a way that affects its character or appearance as a building of special architectural or historic interest, you must first apply for Listed Building Consent from your local planning authority.

Listed Building Consents are often submitted alongside a planning application, where a development requires both types of consent from a local Council.

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What is a Heritage Asset?

National planning policy defines a heritage asset as a "building, monument, site, place, area or landscape identified as having a degree of significance meriting consideration in planning decisions, because of its heritage interest."

The most common Heritage Assets considered in planning applications and appeals are Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas.

Where a planning application involves a Heritage Asset, or is in the setting of one (the surrounding area), this will be a key consideration within a planning application or appeal.

The significance, context, and impact on the Heritage Asset must be considered within the submission to ensure the historic environment is conserved or enhanced.

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Heritage Statements

A Heritage Statement is a standard report in many planning applications involving heritage assets, such as Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas. Due consideration of the heritage assets can be the difference in making a planning application successful.

A Heritage Statement can be complex reports, depending on the size of the development or scale of works to a listed building. Ensuring the statement is proportionate to the development's impact on the heritage asset is crucial in enabling the Local Planning Authority in making an informed decision.

Viable Placemaking have extensive experience of assisting applicants and professional developers with planning applications which impact heritage assets and now offer bespoke Heritage Statements to accompany our planning applications.

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Permitted Development

Some development can be done without needing to apply for planning permission, this is known as ‘permitted development’.

Where a site is located in a Conservation Area or otherwise related to a heritage asset, some permitted development rights can be removed, such as the ability to extend a dwelling. It is essential that you check what permitted development rights you have any what types of permission (planning or listed building consent) you need to carry our your development.

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